Climate averages 1991–2020
Kaya weather
in February.
A very hot, very dry month: the 7th warmest and the joint 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a very hot month in Kaya: daytime highs average 34.4°C and nights cool to about 18.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical February (the joint 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 42 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Saaba (87 km away). In February its highs average 35.6°C, 1.1°C warmer than Kaya, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 10 cities listed in Burkina Faso, Kaya ranks 10th of 10 for the warmest February highs and joint 1st of 10 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 10 cities is 35.6°C; Kaya is 1.2°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 3.5°C to 38.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 1.2 mm.
The annual picture
February in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Kaya climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31.5°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.411 h |
| February, selected | 34.4°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| March | 38.0°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 1.2 | 0.4 | 12.112 h |
| April | 39.7°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 5.1 | 1.3 | 12.412 h |
| May | 39.1°C27.2°C | 27.2°C | 14 | 4.4 | 12.713 h |
| June | 36.5°C25.8°C | 25.8°C | 39 | 8.3 | 12.913 h |
| July | 33.0°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 100 | 15.7 | 12.813 h |
| August | 30.6°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 158 | 19.4 | 12.613 h |
| September | 32.3°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 80 | 12.4 | 12.212 h |
| October | 35.7°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 18 | 4.2 | 11.812 h |
| November | 35.4°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 0.4 | 0.2 | 11.512 h |
| December | 32.5°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.411 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
February in nearby cities
- Saaba in FebruaryBurkina Faso · 87 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 20.1°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Ouagadougou in FebruaryBurkina Faso · 94 kmHigh 35.7°C · Low 19.9°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Pouytenga in FebruaryBurkina Faso · 117 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 19.6°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Ouahigouya in FebruaryBurkina Faso · 154 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 18.7°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Koudougou in FebruaryBurkina Faso · 167 kmHigh 35.8°C · Low 21.2°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Fada N'gourma in FebruaryBurkina Faso · 194 kmHigh 36.2°C · Low 20.7°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Bawku in FebruaryGhana · 243 kmHigh 36.8°C · Low 22.7°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Bolgatanga in FebruaryGhana · 257 kmHigh 37.4°C · Low 22.7°C · 1.8 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Kaya) is explained once on the Kaya year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.